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Use incoming light as a mask?
I'm making a shader for people that relies heavily on the ability to take incoming light and use it as a way of blending 2 materials. For Eevee, it works perfectly. Take a diffuse shader, plug it into ...
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How to create a material which lets light pass through unaffected?
Ok, so im looking to make a material which;
allows 100% of light to pass through unaffected. As if the surface was never there.
allows normal textures to be applied as usual whilst looking as it ...
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Make material thick around edges
I want to make the material in the provided .blend to be like the provided image. .blend https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZDs_sCikX-TMTRcuNTmoQeKwBAvsabfk
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Faking HDRi Reflections with an orthographic camera
Is it possible to fake perspective reflections of a HRDi in a scene with an orthographic camera?
As reflection rays are parallel on flat surfaces, every face of a glossy object has a uniform color ...
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What lighting settings would be used to achieve colored and soft directional light
In reference to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbCJKfol-WQ and here's a screenshot of the result:
The person that made the video said they didn't use any materials, it's just Blenders ...
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How do I create a material that emits light based on how much light hits it?
I was wondering if anyone has an idea how I would make a material that emits light based on how much light hits it from a spot lamp in the scene? Using cycles render engine.
Best,
Brad
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Light bulb glass material very dark
I made a light bulb and I use the Glass BSDF material. I also use solidify modifier to get some thickness of the glass, but the problem that I can't find a solution for is why the glass is soo dark. I ...
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Light wont penetrate glass [duplicate]
I just have a simple glass shader and that is it, is there anything i need to add so that light penetrates it? I'm using HDRI lighting and I have a sun lamp pointing directly at the glass.
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Is It Possible To Do An 80's Style Anime Shading? If So How?
I'm familiar with a lot of the basics of how to model, texture, apply materials, use nodes, basic rigging & animating, etc.
I ran across a YouTube video called "TIE Fighter - short film" from a ...
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Why is this mirror object not reflecting light onto another surface properly?
I have a scene where the sun rays should be reflected from a mirror to create this sort of effect:
The problem below was resolved, scroll down to EDIT.
However, I can't get any light reflected from ...
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Is it possible to determine emission shader value by other lights?
Is it possible to take a lamp/sun/point light and use it as a value on the scene to tell materials that are not affected by the light source to emit their own light?
This is photoshopped example of ...
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What are some good low-poly scene techniques?
Recently I have noticed that low-poly art has really come into vogue, and I thought it would be helpful if we could collect some helpful concepts and techniques in how to replicate this style.
How ...
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What elements go into a good material testing scene
I've been searching a bit for the perfect material testing scene, so I'm curious, what are some of the most important elements in a material testing scene?
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What is causing this unexpected shading in 3D view?
I’m encountering an issue and I am wondering if anyone could help me figure out why my created 3D model is displaying this way in 3D view. I have tried to use correct language where possible, but I ...
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How do I emit light from inside a object?
I need to know how to make the buttons in my blender project look the same as in this photo. Mine all look pale, even with the emission material. Is there anyway I can get my buttons like this?
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